Key Concepts

Grade 11 (Physics 11)

• Kinematics in Two Dimensions: Vectors, projectile motion, relative velocity.

• Dynamics in Two Dimensions: Forces in two dimensions, including tension, friction, and centripetal force.

• Work, Energy, and Power: Work-energy theorem, conservation of mechanical energy, power.

• Electricity: Potential energy, capacitance, basic circuit analysis.

• Waves and Sound: Wave interference, resonance, Doppler effect, sound waves.

Grade 12 (Physics 12)

• Advanced Kinematics and Dynamics: Circular motion, centripetal force, and gravitational fields.

• Momentum and Collisions: Impulse, conservation of momentum, elastic and inelastic collisions.

• Electromagnetism: Magnetic fields, Faraday’s law, Lenz’s law, electromagnetic waves.

• Energy and Momentum: Advanced study of energy conservation, momentum in two dimensions.

• Thermodynamics: Heat engines, entropy, and the second law of thermodynamics.

• Modern Physics: Introduction to quantum physics, photoelectric effect, atomic models, and nuclear physics.

• Optics: Reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference, and polarization of light.